Missouri sports betting campaign gains momentum in push for ballot initiative
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A campaign launched in hopes of legalizing sports betting in Missouri has collected more than half of the signatures needed to place an initiative on ballots. Winning For Missouri Education, a coalition representing Missouri’s six professional sports teams, announced Tuesday that campaign leaders have collected more than 100,000 initiative petition signatures. […]
Man charged in deadly crash after Drake concert placed under house arrest
ST. LOUIS – The man accused of running over a mother and daughter near downtown St. Louis following a concert has been ordered to undergo house arrest and wear a GPS ankle monitor. The accused driver, identified as Monte Henderson, 22, had been out on bond since last week, according to Missouri court records available […]
Body found in the Missouri River near Hermann
HERMANN, Mo. – An investigation is underway after a body was found Sunday in the Missouri River near Hermann. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that one victim’s body was found nearly one mile downstream from Hermann. At an undisclosed time on Sunday, a fisherman alerted authorities to the scene. MSHP troopers responded and retrieved […]
Oprah chooses “The Many Lives of Mama Love” as newest book club pick
“The Many Lives of Mama Love” is a memoir by Lara Love Hardin that has been selected as Oprah Winfrey’s latest book club pick.
Missing Virginia couple in Grenada feared dead after alleged yacht hijacking
Police in Grenada believe Ralph Hendry and Kathy Brandel, an American couple from Virginia, were thrown overboard and died after their boat was allegedly hijacked last week by three escaped prisoners. CBS News correspondent Cristian Benavides has more.
Wendy’s explores bringing surge pricing to its fast-food restaurants
Buying a burger when there’s a long line may soon cost more than at slower times, as demand pricing hits fast food.
2 mayoral candidates killed within hours of each other in Mexico
Experts warn that Mexico’s emboldened drug cartels could make this summer’s elections the most violent ever.
Biden, congressional leaders meet as government shutdown nears
Congress is racing to avert a partial government shutdown ahead of a Saturday deadline.
Police seize weapon at Lutheran North Middle & High School
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – Officials at Lutheran North Middle & High School say that police seized a weapon from the school on Monday and took “appropriate action” after the discovery. Dr. Tim Brackman, head of the school, addressed parents of the situation in a letter Monday. He says, “the process took place in such […]
Rural Illinois man accused of stealing gas, operating stolen vehicle
MARION, Ill. – A rural Illinois man was arrested Monday for a recent spate of crimes in Williamson County, including stealing gasoline and possession of stolen property. A spokesperson for the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were notified of a theft at the Energy Police Department’s maintenance garage in the early morning hours of […]
